Family News Councils receive £1.5m to tackle childhood obesity Cypnow – 25 June Birmingham, Blackburn with Darwen, Bradford, Lewisham and Nottinghamshire councils have all been given a share of...
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Family Law (31 May – 14 June)
Family News End to divorce ‘blame game’ moves closer Gov.UK – 13 June The landmark Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill introduced by Justice Secretary David Gauke on 13 June, as the UK gets...
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Family Law (13 May – 24 May)
Family News Spotlight on child protection in family courts Gov.UK – 21 May Ministers have announced that an MOJ-chaired panel of experts will review how the family courts protect children and...
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Bloomsbury Family Law Briefing: May Teaser
Top five cases Stocker v Stocker [2019] UKSC 17 (3 April 2019) – A woman was entitled to be protected from defamation proceedings by a former abuser (her husband). She has rights, based on freedom...
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Family Law (29 April – 13 May)
Family News Council halt plans to take children from couple who displayed gender identity issues Care Appointments – 9 May Plans for Lancashire County Council to take children from a foster couple,
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Family Law (15 April – 29 April)
Family News Mother of murder victim calls for domestic abuse register Family Law Week – 25 April The mother of Jayden Parkinson has called for a domestic abuse register, after her daughter was...
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Domestic abuse
A plea for flexibility of definition The government’s Transforming the Response to Domestic Abuse Consultation Response and Draft Bill January 2019 ...
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Family Law (1 April – 15 April)
Family News New care applications received by Cafcass in March fell by nearly 10 per cent Family Law Week – 11 April Cafcass has reported a 9.9% drop in new care applications during March 2019,...
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Bloomsbury Family Law Briefing: April Teaser
Top five cases LR v A Local Authority & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 525 (31 January 2019) – Foster carer (LR) appeal: order for 20-month-old child to be sent to Poland stayed. Judge had failed to take...
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